We specialise in producing ground breaking documentaries, factual series and unscripted content. We work with the best people in the business to consistently push the boundaries of the genre for an array of UK, US and international broadcasters and platforms.
Who works there
- Prix Italiaand BAFTA
- Adam BullmoreOwner and Co-CEO Jane Manning Chief Operatin
- Jane ManningChief Operating Officer Matt Robins Owner an
- Matt RobinsOwner and Co-CEO Nathan Peachey Chief Financ
- Nathan PeacheyChief Financial Officer Maddy Allen Producti
- Maddy AllenProduction Executive Adrian Bell Head of Pos
Listed on the company’s own site. People move on; this is not a current roster.
Contact & details
How their work is rated
19 rated titles, weighted by votes
22 wins from 69 nominations across all awards
Combined US gross, 11 of 35 titles
- Mostly
- drama, documentary, crime
- Active
- 1992–2023
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 59%
- Best known for
- Session 9
Ratings and awards from OMDb, matched by title and year across 29 of 35 titles. Unmatched titles are left out rather than guessed. Oscars, Emmys and BAFTAs are itemised; other awards sit in the totals. IMDb counts wins separately from losing nominations, so nominations here is wins plus losses.
Their television work
2016–2023
Their films average 7.3, so the television rates 0.3 lower.
- Investigation Discovery5
- discovery+2
- Discovery1
- CNN1
- National Geographic1
Across 10 series matched to TMDB, 95 episodes. 5 still returning or in production.
Series identified from OMDb, falling back to the credit type where OMDb had no match. Season counts are each show’s full run, not only the seasons this company was credited on.
Credits24 of 38
25 films · 10 TV titles
FEDS
2023 · TV
Produced
Getaway Driver
2021 · TV
Produced
Roswell: The Final Verdict
2021 · TV
Produced
Passport to Love
2021 · TV
Produced
First Ladies
2020 · TV
Produced
Home Sweet Homicide
2019 · TV
Produced
The Killer Beside Me
2018 · TV
Produced
Mygrations
2016 · TV
Produced
Session 9
2001 · Film
Produced
One Night at McCool's
2001 · Film
Produced
Series 7
2001 · Film
Produced
Cherry Falls
2000 · Film
Produced
Condo Painting
2000 · Film
Produced
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?
2000 · Film
Produced
Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'
2000 · Film
Produced
The Muse
1999 · Film
Produced
Three Seasons
1999 · Film
Produced
Sugar Town
1999 · Film
Produced
Orgazmo
1998 · Film
Produced
High Art
1998 · Film
Produced
The Naked Man
1998 · Film
Produced
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
1998 · Film
Produced
Matter of Trust
1998 · Film
Produced
Kicked in the Head
1997 · Film
Produced
30 titles across 27 years, averaging 1.1 a year. The last five years average 0.6 a year, below their long-run rate. 15 of those 27 years carry no credit on file. 30 titles between 1997 and 2026, most in 1998 (6). 3 in the last five years shown, against 6 in the five before.
Their 1990s work is their strongest, averaging 7.6 across 9 titles. The 3 titles since 2012 average 7.0, 0.3 below their 7.3 overall. 3 of 15 rated titles sit above their 7.3 average, which is weighted by votes: the most seen titles pull it up. 15 titles rated on IMDb between 1997 and 2026, averaging 6.3 weighted by votes. Highest: The Celebration (1998) at 8.0; lowest: Matter of Trust (1998) at 4.2.
Who they work with
- Linda Fiorentino2
- Drama13 of 29
- Documentary9 of 29
- Crime5 of 29
- Comedy5 of 29
- Mystery3 of 29
Names appearing on two or more of October Films’s produced titles, across the 29 matched to OMDb. Cast is the top-billed few OMDb lists per title, so it is notable cast rather than a full cast list. A title can carry more than one genre, so the genre counts overlap.
Film offices covering New York
- NYC Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME)New York · 30% base (40% upstate counties)
- New York State Governor's Office of Motion Picture & Television DevelopmentNew York · 30% base (40% upstate counties)
- Fort Lee Film CommissionFort Lee
- New Jersey Motion Picture & Television CommissionNewark · 30% standard; up to 35-40% with studio partner bonus
Offices near this location, and the one covering the whole state. Proximity is not jurisdiction: confirm with the office before relying on it for permits.
Other companies near New York
- BBC AmericaNew York · 35 titles
- Electronic Arts IntermixNew York · 35 titles
- Ammo ContentNew York · 36 titles
- BET+New York · 36 titles
- NBC NewsNew York · 36 titles
- Words + PicturesNew York · 36 titles
- Weiss Brothers Artclass PicturesNew York · 34 titles
- Downtown Community Television CenterNew York · 33 titles
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